An Examination of High School Students' Understanding of Learning in a Computer Applications Class

2002 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 287-300
Author(s):  
Barbara Bout ◽  
Margaret McNay
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
Computer Applications ◽  
School Students ◽  
Strengths And Difficulties ◽  
Metacognitive Activity ◽  
Learning Issues ◽  
Learning Analysis

Students' voices have not been extensively heard in research in computer education. In this study, a secondary school teacher of computer applications (the first author) explores with her students their ideas and perceptions about learning in her class, asking them about how they learn best and what approaches and teaching strategies they find most conducive to learning. Analysis of qualitative data collected through use of questionnaires, interviews, and a focus group suggests that, given the opportunity, students can articulate a variety of ideas about their learning, engage in metacognitive activity, identify their strengths and difficulties in learning, and make suggestions about how to improve learning. Issues of cognitive load and the purposes and goals of instruction in computer applications are discussed. The findings inform not only the teaching and learning of computer applications courses, but teaching and learning more generally.

scholarly journals The Effect of PowerPoint Instruction on High School Students’ Achievement and Motivation to Learn Geometry

2021 ◽  
pp. 331-350
Author(s):  
Justice Yawson Mensah ◽  
Michael Johnson Nabie
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Conventional Instruction ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Ict Integration ◽  
School Students ◽  
Experimental Group

This study explored the effect of PowerPoint integration on students’ motivation and achievement in less endowed Senior High Schools (SHSs). The study employed the embedded mixed method approach involving quasi-experimental design in which 80 students were randomly selected from two government-assisted Senior High Schools and assigned to control and experimental groups. Teacher-made Pre- and Post-Geometry Achievement Tests (GAT) and semi-structured interviews were used to collect quantitative and qualitative data respectively. During treatment, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) was integrated using PowerPoint presentation  to teach the experimental group while the control group was taught by conventional instruction approach. Both pre-GAT and post-GAT were administered to participants and their responds were scored to obtain quantitative data. Descriptive statistics and independent samples t-test were used to analyze the GAT scores while the qualitative data were thematically analyzed. The results showed that participants in both groups had improved in their post-GAT compared to their pre-GAT. However, it was revealed that study participants in the experimental group achieved better in the post-GAT than those in the control group. It was also revealed that there was no influence of gender in the achievement of the group taught by PPT presentation. Finally, the findings revealed that ICT integration promotes students’ motivation. In conclusion, ICT integration approach to teaching and learning mathematics concepts was found to promote students’ motivation and increased achievement in mathematics than the conventional instruction. The implications for practice and research are discussed.

scholarly journals The Development of E-Learning Based Schoology of Learning Media about Animalia Material for 10th Grade High School

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 101
Author(s):  
M Risai Yoanda ◽  
Rahmadhani Fitri ◽  
Ristiono Ristiono ◽  
Ramadhan Sumarmin
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
High School Teacher ◽  
School Students ◽  
10Th Grade ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
E Learning

Teaching and learning process is an interaction between the teacher and students that takes place in learning to achieve learning objectives.Teachers have limitations in teaching students, although there are still many positive things that can be obtained from it, some of the limitations are one of them, students who are less motivated to bring thick books due to weight and so on, in the learning process of Information Communication Technology (ICT) where the use of technology can be implemented in the collection of files and books that can be stored in e-learning media so that students do not need to carry thick and heavy books. Then the schoology-based e-learning learning media was developed for 10th grade high school students. This media development uses three stages of 4-D models. The object of this research is the learning media of barbarian schoology e-learning for 10th grade students. The media schoology was validated by 2 Biology Department lecturers from the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences and 1 Pariaman High School teacher, it was conducted to determine the practicality level of schoology media by the teacher and 10th grade students of Pariaman 1 High School. This research produces schoology-based e-learning media learning products about animalia material for grade X high school / MA students with very valid criteria for validity testing, and very practical criteria for practicality tests for teachers and students. So it can be concluded that the school-based e-learning learning media developed are valid and practical to use.

PENGARUH CONTEXTUAL TEACHING AND LEARNING (CTL) TERHADAP PEMAHAMAN MEMBACA SISWA

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Anni Holila Pulungan
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Junior High ◽  
School Students ◽  
Lecture Method ◽  
Contextual Teaching ◽  
Better Than

The study deals with the Contextual Teaching and Learning of the students’ reading comprehension at junior high school. Contextual Teaching and Learning is a new alternative for every teachers to relate the materials to the real world. The aims of the research are to analyze the effect of non and CTL method of the students’ reading comprehension.  The research method is an experimental method. The data analysis is taken from the two classess. Then, they divided into two  groups, the control and experimental group. The major findings of the study shows that the effect of Contextual Teaching and Learning on the students’ reading comprehension is better than the non CTL method-lecture method for the junior high school students.

scholarly journals High School Students Struggle to Find School-related Information on the Web

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 52
Author(s):  
Cari Merkley
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
School Students ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Academic Information ◽  
E Mail ◽  
The Web

A Review of: Shenton, Andrew K. “The Information-Seeking Problems of English High Schoolers Responding to Academic Information Need.” Library Review 57.4 (2008): 276-88. Objective – To investigate the information-seeking behaviour of high school students looking to meet school-related information needs. Design – Online questionnaire. Setting – A comprehensive, publically-funded high school in north-east England. Subjects – Seventy-seven high school students between the ages of 13 and 18 who responded to an online questionnaire that was distributed to the 900-1000 students enrolled at the institution. Methods – An invitation to participate in an online questionnaire was sent to all students at the high school in October, 2006, via e-mail. The total number of invitations sent was not indicated, although it is noted that current enrolment at the school is approximately 900-1000 students across years 9 to 13. In the e-mail, students were provided with a link to a questionnaire posted on the school’s intranet. The questionnaire consisted of six multiple-choice and three open-ended questions. Qualitative data gathered through an open-ended question about problems encountered when seeking information for school was manually coded, and forms the focus of this article. Main Results – Seventy-seven online questionnaires were completed by students between 31 October and 27 November 2006, when analysis of the data began. Of the 77 respondents, only 35 provided data on problems encountered when seeking information for their assignments. Most of the respondents in this group were in years nine, ten and eleven (ages 13-16), with only two in year 12 (16-17) and four in year 13 (17-18). Over half (19/35) of respondents were female. Forty remaining respondents either stated that they experienced no problems in finding the information they needed for school or did not answer the relevant question on the questionnaire. Two participants indicated that they did not have the information they needed to complete their schoolwork because they did not look for it. Over 20 distinct information-seeking problems were identified through inductive analysis of the qualitative data provided by 35 participants. Difficulties encountered in the search for information largely fell into four major categories: problems determining an appropriate search strategy; barriers posed by limited school resources or Internet filtering software; “process frustrations” (280) stemming from the perceived inadequacies of search engines, poorly designed Web sites, and missing or broken Web links; and, “shortcomings in the retrieved information” (281) in terms of relevance and accuracy. In addition, a small number of students either indicated that they had difficulty applying the information they found to the problem that prompted the search, or were concerned about copyright restrictions on how they could use the information. All but two of the problems reported by students related to information-seeking on the Web. The Web was the most popular source of information for students, with 71 out of 77 respondents listing it as one of the sources or the only source they consulted for school. Conclusion – The results suggest a need for information literacy instruction among high school students, with a particular focus on effective use of the Web. The author suggests that some of the students’ frustrations may have been due to an “over-reliance” on Web resources, and could have been avoided if they were educated in the use of additional types of tools (286). This reliance on Web search engines proved problematic when Web filters impeded the students’ academic research. Some of the problems reported by students in 2006 in the search for academic information were similar to those recounted by students in 1999-2000 for the author’s earlier fieldwork in the same geographic area, including concerns about the accuracy or lack of detail of some Web sources, difficulties identifying effective search terms, and barriers posed by Internet filters. Additional research is needed to determine whether students experience the same difficulties when searching for information to meet personal needs and interests as they do when they are searching for information at the behest of a teacher.

Learning Black Language Matters

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 360-377 ◽  
Author(s):  
April Baker-Bell ◽  
Django Paris ◽  
Davena Jackson
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Collaborative Research ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Qualitative Inquiry ◽  
Educational Justice ◽  
School Students ◽  
Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy ◽  
The Core ◽  
Black Language

How can and must critical qualitative inquiry be part of ongoing struggles for cultural and educational justice with the communities of our work? We explore this question by reflecting on our collaborative research on culturally sustaining pedagogy centered in the study of Black Language (BL). Building on the core humanizing research notion of dialogic consciousness-raising between researchers and participants, we describe the ways the three of us came to deepened knowledge about the role of BL in our lives and in the lives of the high school students we worked with through a humanizing research as culturally sustaining pedagogy framework. In this framework, the ability to participate in BL, research-based knowledge about BL, and critical collaborative research on BL joined reciprocal inquiry with teaching and learning to center the value of our Black language and Black lives within a schooling and research enterprise that often devalues both.

scholarly journals MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN SPASIAL SISWA MELALUI PEMBELAJARAN GEOMETRI BERBANTUAN CABRI 3D

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-194
Author(s):  
Eline Yanty Putri Nasution
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Spatial Ability ◽  
Direct Instruction ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Dynamic Geometry ◽  
Dynamic Geometry Software ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Ability Test

The purpose of this study are to investigate and to describe the gain of students‘ spatial ability through Geometry teaching and learning by using a dynamic geometry software, Cabri 3D. This study was a quasi experimental research with not equivalent control group design. Direct instruction was implemented in control group otherwise Geometry teaching and learning with using Cabri 3D was implemented in experimental group. The population of this study are all of the eight grade of junior high school students in one of the SMP Negeri in Padangsidimpuan City. The sample of this study were two groups of eighth grade. The sample has been choosed with using purposif sample technique. The instruments of this study were spatial ability test, quationere, observation sheet and interview. The test was analysed quantitatively and non test was analyzed qualitatively in order to answer the  the hypotesa, the gain of students’ spatial ability who has studied and lerant with using Cabri 3D is better than direct instruction.

scholarly journals Profesionalitas Guru Sekolah Dasar dalam menghadapi Ragam Karakteristik Belajar

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-71
Author(s):  
Zahid Zufar At Thaariq ◽  
Lindawati Lindawati ◽  
Ryandini Dwi Puspita
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
School Level ◽  
Media Management ◽  
School Students ◽  
Mixed Methods Approach ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
The Face

This research aimed to review the professionalism of teachers in the face of the learning characters of elementary school students. In the learning process, a teacher's role was critical. Thus, teachers need to be professional in managing learning in the classroom in terms of media management, models and learning resources. This study used mixed methods approach between qualitative and quantitative. This research used online poll instruments and spread to 24 respondents. Respondents were taken from teachers at the elementary school level. The steps in this study were (1) the formulation of the problem (2) looking for the theory foundation, (3) the poll instrument formulation, (4) the distribution of polls, (5) data presentation and (6) drawing conclusions and suggestions. The results revealed that the elementary school teacher had a variety of methods and action in the learning such as the use of discussion, demonstration, lecturing and problem solving methods with a variety of specific reasons. The character of learners became the first consideration on implementing the variety of methods and action. So, the learning process tended to become more varied. The expectation of this research could capture teacher’s performance and give basis to improve the teachers’ profesionalism in the classrooms teaching and learning process.

scholarly journals Digital Reading Engagement of Junior High School Students during the Online Learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 181
Author(s):  
Risna Amalia Izati ◽  
Lies Amin Lestari ◽  
Slamet Setiawan
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Reading Engagement ◽  
School Students ◽  
Digital Devices ◽  
Reading Materials ◽  
Teachers And Students

The pandemic of COVID-19 has forced the teachers and students to hold the teaching and learning remotely. All the process of learning was conducted online via various mobile applications. Students widely use smartphones as a medium to receive learning materials, join online classes, and study. However, it was questioned whether students are engaged with their reading materials when they have to read the texts on screen or digitally and learn from them. It is expected that the use of digital devices has influenced students' reading engagement, especially when the reading is to learn. This study aims to find out about the students' engagement in reading digital texts during online learning. The study collects the data from self-report questionnaires, interviews, and observation. The result shows that students do not experience behavioral and affective engagement as well as a negative response while they are reading the texts onscreen during online learning.

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